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The Kaytee brand supports a nonprofit foundation dedicated to raising awareness of pet care and environmental conservation.
Historyedit
Nicholas W. Knauf and Peter Juckem founded a grain elevator, on East Main Street in Chilton in 1866.[2][3] At age 19, William N. Knauf became co-owner with Frank Tesch when Nicholas W. Knauf died. They took the company name from their initials, K & T.[2] They built a gristmill and general store to sell seeds to farmers.[2] They used the 1872 railroad to ship barley and oats to markets; which led to selling barley to Milwaukee breweries.[2][4] In 1920, the company became a national supplier of peas to be used for pigeon feed.[4] It expanded into making feed for birds and other small animals, becoming the first commercial supplier of wild bird seed in 1955.[4]
William Engler Sr., a long-term employee and son-in-law of William N. Knauf, purchased the company in 1964 and renamed it Kaytee Products, Inc.[5] His son, Bill Engler Jr., took over the company in 1982. Bill Engler Jr. was named the Small Business Person of the Year in 1993 by United States President Bill Clinton.[3] As of 1993, Kaytee had 365 employees and annual sales of about $70 million.[3] At that time, it also held about 1300 exotic bird species in an aviary in Chilton.[3]
Engler sold the company to Central Garden & Pet in 1997.[4] They renamed the company Central Avian & Small Animal and continued to market products under the Kaytee brand.[4]
Controversyedit
In April 2012, Kaytee recalled five lots of parrot hand-feeding formula due to excessive vitamin D.[6]
In February 2013, Kaytee recalled a number of treat mixes due to reports from their parsley supplier of salmonella contamination. No salmonella was found in the actual treat mixes, but to comply with FDA regulations, they recalled all mixes containing that parsley.[7]
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kaytee, this, article, contains, wording, that, promotes, subject, subjective, manner, without, imparting, real, information, please, remove, replace, such, wording, instead, making, proclamations, about, subject, importance, facts, attribution, demonstrate, t. This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information Please remove or replace such wording and instead of making proclamations about a subject s importance use facts and attribution to demonstrate that importance September 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Kaytee is a company based in Chilton Wisconsin United States It is an international supplier of bird seed 1 Kaytee Products Inc FormerlyKnauf amp Tesch K amp TIndustryPet food and suppliesFounded1866HeadquartersChilton Wisconsin U S Key peopleNicholas W Knauf William N Knauf Frank Tesch William Engler Senior William Engler Junior Productsbird seed pet food cages bedding feedersOwnerCentral Garden amp Pet The Kaytee brand supports a nonprofit foundation dedicated to raising awareness of pet care and environmental conservation History editNicholas W Knauf and Peter Juckem founded a grain elevator on East Main Street in Chilton in 1866 2 3 At age 19 William N Knauf became co owner with Frank Tesch when Nicholas W Knauf died They took the company name from their initials K amp T 2 They built a gristmill and general store to sell seeds to farmers 2 They used the 1872 railroad to ship barley and oats to markets which led to selling barley to Milwaukee breweries 2 4 In 1920 the company became a national supplier of peas to be used for pigeon feed 4 It expanded into making feed for birds and other small animals becoming the first commercial supplier of wild bird seed in 1955 4 William Engler Sr a long term employee and son in law of William N Knauf purchased the company in 1964 and renamed it Kaytee Products Inc 5 His son Bill Engler Jr took over the company in 1982 Bill Engler Jr was named the Small Business Person of the Year in 1993 by United States President Bill Clinton 3 As of 1993 Kaytee had 365 employees and annual sales of about 70 million 3 At that time it also held about 1300 exotic bird species in an aviary in Chilton 3 Engler sold the company to Central Garden amp Pet in 1997 4 They renamed the company Central Avian amp Small Animal and continued to market products under the Kaytee brand 4 Controversy editIn April 2012 Kaytee recalled five lots of parrot hand feeding formula due to excessive vitamin D 6 In February 2013 Kaytee recalled a number of treat mixes due to reports from their parsley supplier of salmonella contamination No salmonella was found in the actual treat mixes but to comply with FDA regulations they recalled all mixes containing that parsley 7 References edit Kaytee International Locations a b c d Ronk Rod March 20 2008 First published 1998 The Railroad Comes to Calumet County Chilton Times Journal p 8 a b c d Jane Applegate May 30 1993 Small business Owners Hailed By Chief Orlando Sentinel Retrieved December 7 2010 a b c d e Miller Neil A Legacy of Innovation Pet Business Archived from the original on 22 December 2010 Retrieved 7 December 2010 William D Engler Sr Obituary Hand Feeding Baby Birds Small Animal Pet Bird and Wild Bird Supplies Pet Supplies Kaytee Products Retrieved 2020 09 19 2013 02 28 https web archive org web 20130228152758 http www kaytee com assets 021 41844 pdf Archived from the original PDF on 2013 02 28 Retrieved 2023 01 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kaytee amp oldid 1222765416, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
